Information is the foundation of knowledge, communication, and simulation on the internet. BIM has leveraged this capability to revolutionize the way we move from idea to construction, and Revit has led the way as the software of choice for the visualization and analysis of building information. But something is lost…

I've already mentioned how powerful Revit schedules can be here. They are really useful for displaying model information in your documentation. They are also extremely powerful ways to check and validate our models! That's what BIM is all about right?! Revit Schedules can help us save time so we don't have…

UPDATED FEBRUARY 2019 This list has been compiled for anyone looking to download FREE Revit Families. Please let me know if any links no longer work and I will update :) Looking to download FREE Revit Families? Start here: We all need good content to populate our models, and if they are…

As we all know, Autodesk bring out a new version of Revit every year. I for one have multiple versions of Revit loaded, as I have worked on a lot of different projects over the years. Existing projects can be upgraded to the newest version of Revit, but this can…

Whilst we create digital models and work in 3D, at the end of the day we still need to produce 2D drawings which can be understood by many. Our drawings are really just lines on a sheet, which in turn represent the building (or bridge, plane, kitchen whatever...). A lot…

Architects, draftsmen, designers, and engineers regularly encounter moments where we need to represent a building component in Revit and we’re faced with a decision. How are we going to represent this product in our Revit drawings? Should we take the time to model it ourselves (no), use a generic AutoCAD…

I was working on some interesting curved Retaining Walls in Revit the other day, and needed the top of the wall to slope and match the ground contours. When your walls are straight, you have the option to Edit the Profile by going into Sketch Mode and Editing the profile however…

Revit Tags are such a Powerful tool for annotating elements within your project. They make life so much easier when dealing with changes. They provide consistency with your annotations and save time typing repetitive information. I like them so much I try to ONLY use tags and ditch text notes altogether! But recently…

The starting view in Revit is the very first thing you, your team members or other consultants see when they open a project. It is often overlooked, but can be a very useful way to show specific information that you want to draw attention to. By default, the starting view will be the…

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